Hi All,

I’m new to this forum and it’s dynamics, so I hope I’m not posting this in the wrong thread..

Corum it’s a brand that has always fascinated me, because of its history of controversial designs..

because wearing a Corum says a lot about you!

They’re mostly famous for their Bubble collection, of which I’m a big fan (although I’ve never owned one, unfortunately), and their contemporary Admiral’s Cup (of which I’m not such a big fan.. at all!)

What (IMHO) they should be famous for, is their “golden bridge” movement/cases, as they are a testament to what it can be achieved when your truly free to think outside the box (probably not the best choice of words given the shapes of the golden bridge line XD).

One other piece, of which, I’m the proudest owner, is the Admiral’s Cup Ultra Thin..


It’s a simple 2 hander, limited edition of 500, although it seems that not all of them were made..

Dodecagonal shaped case.. Lacquered cream dial, with nautical flags markers.. semi-flexible lugs.. undoubtedly an unmistakable Corum design!

Powered by the legendary.. Frédéric Piguet Calibre 71


Ultra thin, super robust, super accurate movement from a manufacturer that has powered many iconic watches from many iconic brands including the like of JLC and VC.

As you can tell, I’m deeply, madly in love with it.. and I have been on the hunt for one, from the first moment I’ve read about it (about 3 years ago)..

One day while browsing Chrono24, I came across an AD.. selling this in NOS condition, at a price that was “eye popping”!

Needless to say, I’ve got in touch with the seller, and bought the watch half an hour later!

Sent it to a friend’s friend (Caputo watchmaker) to have it looked at (hence the photo of the dismantled movement).. been a NOS, it needed some lubrification, and it is now running like a treat!

Living the watch collecting dream!!

Have a good weekend, Claudio.

 

Nice write up and pics. I would say Corum's most famous watch, and the one that put them on the map, was the $20 coin watch back in the 60's. That was/is an iconic piece.

 

They are to watches what B&O is to audio... they have some cool and often polarizing designs. I like this one though. Agree one thing they are not is boring!

 

Known for their Gold Coin watches; their diamond edged Rolls Royce Grill (which are £3500 for a quartz watch at auction); the Golden Bridge is pretty damn gorgeous (as the standard tank shaped "Golden Bridge" or "Tourbillon Panaramique" rather than one of the versions they threw diamonds at like a 4 year old treats glitter and glue); the mass marketed (can you say that about pieces that are either unique or limited to 1 or 2 pieces?) Bubbles are lots of fun. This one's mine:
I managed to find the two watches with serial numbers either side of mine and they were very different watches, one was a yellow dial and (I think) the other was red. I've offered that watch for sale a couple of times over the years while looking to make room for something else and each time it's been turned down. I then put it back on my wrist, smile, and promise to keep it. The cycle lasts about three years before it begins again ... so expect an ad to appear about June 2020.

The Admirals I just find too big. What were they ... 52mm?

I've never quite worked out what market Corum is aimed at ... but I suppose at least part of that market is me.

 

Me neither.. but that’s perhaps a big portion of their charm.

A picture of the side to give an idea of the thickness (rather the lack of)..

 

Aptly named...and very cool

 

Probably my favorite corum. Nice post.

 

Really like the pictures thank you

 

Guys, any strap suggestion do this piece?

It’s on its original Corum, which I’d like to preserve as much as possible, so I’m looking for alternatives, thank you

 

I like Corum, don't own one but love the looks of some of their "different" watches.

 

That's a beautiful movement! Rest of the watch is quite an interesting design, not very common

 

As this thread popped back up and I re-read it, something struck me about that ultra thin dial design:

The flags at the indices are the signal flags that represent numbers. It works well until the 10. Then you've got 01, 11, 21. The design on the original Admiral used half flags for the 10, 11 and 12.

Artistic license or an error?

 

Artistic to match the 10 minutes before a race start with the 3 ones lining up... you will look now and see why they done it

All others have the correct flag

 

I see it ... but now I've seen it, it bugs me. I do believe I've finally become a WIS to be focused on such a small thing.